swinger
Americannoun
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swingers
plural
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a person or thing that swings.
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Slang. a lively, active, and modern person whose activities are fashionable or trendy.
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Slang.
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a person who indulges in promiscuous sex.
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a person who engages in the exchanging of spouses for sexual activities.
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noun
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a person regarded as being modern and lively
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a person who swaps sexual partners in a group, esp habitually
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Etymology
Origin of swinger
First recorded in 1535–45 swinger for def. 1; 1955–60 swinger for def. 2; swing 1 + -er 1
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South Africa lost Ryan Rickleton - who chased an away swinger from Starc and edged into the gloves of Alex Carey - but it did not stymie the Proteas' intent.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
“If you’re looking at the DNA of the two hitters, Shohei is more of a free swinger than Freddie is,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Nixon at first found Kissinger’s image as a swinger amusing, but later tired of it.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
But as the amplitude increases, the optimal timing shifts to favor leaning back earlier, when the swinger is at the highest point in her backswing.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2023
The next is a swinger, and his Lash cuts even to the blood: for here Sancho, full of innocent simplicity, says, A Bishop is no more than another Man, without Grace and good Breeding.
From Essays on the Stage Preface to the Campaigners (1689) and Preface to the Translation of Bossuet's Maxims and Reflections on Plays (1699) by Joseph Wood Krutch
The king of the swingers has been uncharacteristically treading water for days at around $20,000 and hasn't ventured far beyond that since June.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2022
In one episode in 2018 the Smiths sought to dispel rumors, noting that they are neither swingers nor Scientologists, after reports over the years that they had donated money to causes affiliated with Scientology.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2022
They were wayward to the point that not even the freest of swingers, think Yuniesky Betancourt, would even consider taking a hack at them.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2020
"How dare an American take advantage of a chance to shake hands with a sitting president lol horrifying display. Already burning my swingers and wedding crashers vhs's," someone else wrote, referencing some of Vaughn's movies.
From Fox News ● Jan. 14, 2020
They all attempted to become free swingers overnight and were trying to knock the ball out of the lot, instead of chopping it.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Christy Mathewson
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